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“You are assuming that being under the influence was the cause. What if it wasn’t the cause? What if distracted driving was?”
Justice Kennedy, to counsel for Schubert
“If we affirm the court of appeals does this give license to all enforcement officers anywhere and everywhere to rely on a warrant that doesn’t have probable…
My student contributors Brandon Bryer and Liam McMillin graduated May 14, 2022 from the University of Cincinnati College of Law. I want to thank them for their excellent work on the blog and wish them the very best as they embark on their careers. Brandon will be off to Chicago to work at Sidley Austin…
“The record is quite clear that Burns did not control the misappropriated funds: the money was never in his possession, nor did he exert any control over it.”
Justice Donnelly, majority opinion
“The General Assembly could have included a ‘control’ element in R.C. 9.39; however, it did not. Instead, the statute applies to public officials…
On May 17, 2022, the Supreme Court of Ohio, by a vote of 6-1, dismissed this case as improvidently accepted. Justice DeWine dissented and would affirm the judgment of the court of appeals.
“Are you wanting us to find that the rules of evidence apply in transfer hearings or just the right of confrontation, or…
On May 11, 2022, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in State of Ohio v. Davis Anthony Hill, 2021-0913. At issue in this case is whether a trial court abuses its discretion by preventing a criminal defendant from pleading no contest.
Case Background
On August 26, 2019, Hill was indicted on…
On May 11, 2022, the Supreme Court of Ohio will hear oral argument in In Re J.H., et al. A Minor Child (Appeal by A.H., Mother), 2021-0533. At issue in this case is whether a juvenile court improperly denied a pro se, indigent mother instituting child reunification proceedings her right to appointed…
